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Community Rallies for Cancer Resilience at Exeter Wellbeing Event

Exeter is gearing up for a landmark community celebration of strength, support, and survivorship as more than 40 local charities, healthcare teams, and community groups unite for the Cancer Health and Wellbeing Event , taking place 13 May 2026 at Exeter City Football Club .

Organised by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust , in partnership with the Exeter Primary Care Network (PCN) and Exeter City Football Club , the event promises to be the largest gathering of cancer‑support organisations in the region—bringing hope, knowledge, and practical help directly...

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Trekkers prepare for Great Wall Challenge

October sees the start of a potentially epic adventure for Hospiscare volunteer Heatherbelle Bates and Hospiscare fundraiser Charlotte Knipe.

For on 8th October, the intrepid duo are going to China for the Great Wall Challenge, China Trek, a 9 day adventure following the Great Wall of China to help raise funds for Hospiscare.

Eager to be prepared, the trekkers brought along black Labrador Luca for a local warm up walk on Wednesday 22nd June.

The training walk, which took in part of the Exe Valley Trail, started down at the Quay in Exeter and was a 20 mile round trip...

England blind footballers challenge local businesses

WESC Foundation (WESC) in partnership with Listen2Win hosted a Visual Impairment Challenge at WESC’s 14-acre campus in Exeter.

Players from the England Blind Football team, Keryn Seal – Captain, Robin Williams – Striker and their sighted goalie, Dan James led the sports event with seven teams from Exeter’s business community taking part.

The Visual Impairment Challenge was jointly organised by WESC and Listen2Win, an Exeter-based company that specialises in training and developing businesses listening and communication skills, as well as disability awareness. The training...

Dozens of firefighters tackle city centre blaze

Dozens of firefighters were called to a blaze in Exeter city centre this afternoon (Wednesday 27 July).

They were alerted after smoke was seen billowing from Richer Sounds Hi-fi shop in Sidwell Street at 1.45pm.

The fire is believed to have broken out in the basement of the property.

At 4.30pm Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service reported 15 appliances were on scene for breathing apparatus. Fire appliances and special appliances from Exeter Middlemoor, Exeter Danes Castle, Topsham, Crediton, Cullompton, Torquay, Honiton, Exmouth, Dawlish, Tiverton,...

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Exeter

Exonians are invited to mark St Sidwella’s day, The Patron Saint of Exeter on Tuesday Aug the 2nd from 1pm onwards at St Sidwell’s Community centre on Sidwell Street, Exeter.

Biomass, bats and boilers: Killerton goes green

Killerton House has moved away from oil-fired heating by installing biomass boilers powered by sustainably sourced wood pellets.

The boilers will be powered by 55 tonnes of wood pellets a year, improving energy efficiency, sustainability and reliability inside the historic property. The switch will save the charity around 24,000 litres of oil and almost £14,000 in running costs a year. The old boilers were in the basement of the 18th century house, alongside a colony of lesser horseshoe bats. As recommended by a bat survey undertaken before the work began, great care was taken to...

East Devon youngsters shine at Youth Games

East Devon youngsters embraced the true Olympic message when they took part in the Devon Rotary Youth Games earlier this month.

The team joined more than 1,300 young people from across Devon at Simmons Park, Okehampton for the South West’s biggest annual youth sports event.

Team GB shooter Georgina Geikie and England Rugby World Cup winner Marlie Packer were special guests at the event, presenting medals and meeting hundreds of the participants.

The East Devon team took part in six of the 21 sports and won a clutch of medals. Scooter and BMX teams won gold and there...

Mothers angry about cuts to breastfeeding services to petition Devon County Council

A group of mothers who attend West Exe Children's Centre have led a formidable campaign to save staff and services from cuts at the centre.

They will present a petition of over 600 signatories to a full Devon County Council (DCC) meeting tomorrow (Thursday 28th July), at 2.15pm.

The petition calls for Devon County Council, who ultimately fund the city's Children's Centres, to halt the cuts in breastfeeding support and educational play sessions in West Exe.

Angela Grainger, St Thomas resident and a mother of an 18 month girl, said: "These services are invaluable to...

Have an icky sticky summer with National Trust

It’s official - the stick is this summer’s must-have item! With the power to unleash every child’s imagination, the humble stick can be transformed into a wand, a way marker, a sword or a wild animal. Sticks are also essential tools for trying many of the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾’ activities.

Research commissioned for the National Trust revealed that over 82 per cent of parents in the South West felt that the stick is the perfect catalyst for inspiring their children’s creative urges. In this region, children today spend about half the time playing outdoors that their...

Railway trespass doubles over holidays

Parents in the South West are being urged to speak to their children as alarming new figures reveal youngsters are twice as likely to trespass on the tracks over summer, compared with winter.

Longer evenings, coupled with the start of the holidays, spell danger for Britain’s youth as UK statistics show trespass doubles in August compared to December.

In 2015, there were 128 reports of trespass across the region during the summer, resulting in 4694 minutes of delays to passengers.

This summer, British Transport Police and Network Rail are urging parents to warn their...

Police seek witnesses to Newton Abbot assault

Police are seeking witnesses to an assault that happened at the taxi rank near Lloyds bank, Newton Abbot on Wednesday 4th May 2016 at around 6.20pm.

A man was assaulted, and police believe these two men may be able to help them with their enquiries into the incident.

If you recognise them, or recall seeing them and where they were going at around the time of the assault, police would be very keen to hear from you.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to contact the police at 101@dc.police.uk or by calling 101 quoting police crime...

Local News

Community Rallies for Cancer Resilience at Exeter Wellbeing Event

Trekkers prepare for Great Wall Challenge

England blind footballers challenge local businesses

Dozens of firefighters tackle city centre blaze

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Exeter

Biomass, bats and boilers: Killerton goes green

East Devon youngsters shine at Youth Games

Mothers angry about cuts to breastfeeding services to petition Devon County Council

Have an icky sticky summer with National Trust

Railway trespass doubles over holidays

Police seek witnesses to Newton Abbot assault

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